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His departure left Andrew Heaney of Millbrook and John Faso, a former minority leader of the State Assembly, to face off across the 11 - county 19th District, which covers the Hudson Valley and Catskills.

[19] Tom Ognibene, the former minority leader of the New York City Council, was his chosen running mate.

Paterson, a former minority leader of the state Senate, added it was understandable that a frustrated Sen. Jeff Klein broke away from the conference in 2011, taking at the time three members with him.

Faso, R - Kinderhook, is a former minority leader of the state Assembly who was elected to his first two - year term in the House last November.

Faso, a former minority leader of the state Assembly and the GOP candidate for New York governor in 2006, has taken heat during his brief time in Congress for voting in favor of the Republican health care bill in the House and for refusing to hold town hall - style meetings with constituents in his district.

Faso, a former minority leader of the state Assembly, was elected to his first two - year term in Congress last November.

John Faso is a former minority leader of the state Assembly and a Republican candidate for the 19th Congressional District.

And Mr. Connor, a former Minority Leader of the New York State Senate, certainly has experience in close elections.

Former Minority leader of Kogi state House of Assembly and member representing Igalamela / Odolu State constituency Hon. Friday Sani Makama has filed a suit against the House Speaker, Hon. Matthew Kolawole demanding his imprisonment.

Not exact matches

He said he had also spoken with candidates such as Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, former state Rep. Connie Pillich, and the former state Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni.

The billionaire businessman's surprise victory has the House minority leader even looking back wistfully on the failed candidacy of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, whom she attacked relentlessly during the 2012 election.

Hein had been one of the more prominent Democrats considering a run for the seat, while the Republican field has been a crowded one: At least five GOP candidates are in the mix, including former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, Assemblyman Peter Lopez and businessman Andrew Heaney.

The list of Democratic candidates includes County Legislature Minority Leader Carrie Andrews, Irondequoit Town Supervisor Adam Bello, former county legislator Vincent Esposito, former Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel, and former Monroe County District Attorney Mike Green.

Anyway, it looks like both sides are calling in the big guns in advance of tonight's Wednesday's dueling chairmanship votes — one that will see Ragusa re-elected to another two - year term, the other resulting in the election of former NYC Council Minority Leader / 2005 NYC mayoral contender and 2010 LG candidate Tom Ognibene.

Former Assembly Minority Leader and unsuccessful 2006 gubernatorial candidate John Faso was my guest yesterday on «Capital Tonight» following his change - of - heart endorsement of Rick Lazio for governor and call for his fellow Republicans to unite around the ex-Long Island congressman or risk another crushing defeat.

«With the recent election of Todd Kaminsky replacing former Republican Leader Dean Skelos and today's poll, it is clear that the people of New York are demanding real change,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

His former running mate, ex-NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene (whom Edwards defeated on Sept. 14), Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo (whom Lazio defeated for Row D in the primary before deciding to drop out of the general election), former Rep. Tom Reynolds, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy (Paladino's earliest and most staunch support), Nancy Naples (former Erie County comptroller and chair of Paladino's campaign), state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, state Conservative Chairman Mike Long (although not today).

Former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, who lost the 2006 governor's race to Democrat Eliot Spitzer, is sounding the alarm in a letter to fellow Republicans, urging them to unite behind the GOP gubernatorial designee, Rick Lazio, or risk «a re-run» of what happened four years ago.

Spitzer staved off a primary challenge from then - Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi was then turned to beating the daylights out of the far lesser known and underfunded GOP candidate, former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in a statement Thursday called for an independent investigation of Bronx Democrat Jeff Klein in the wake of a sexual misconduct allegation made against him by a former staffer.

After several days of statements, former New York Democratic Executive Director Charlie King responded by questioning the leadership strength of Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

The conservative Susan B. Anthony List PAC ($ 10,000), former Assembly Minority Leader / 2006 gubernatorial candidate John Faso ($ 250), former 2010 US Senate candidate / consultant Jay Townsend ($ 500), and Dinesh D'Souza, founder of the Dartmouth Review — an association that got Long in some hot water — who gave $ 2,500.

The NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah; Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu; Former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah; Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini; MP for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, and a former Northern Regional Minister, Moses Bukari Mabengba were among the party bigwigs that participated in the Former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah; Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini; MP for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, and a former Northern Regional Minister, Moses Bukari Mabengba were among the party bigwigs that participated in the former Northern Regional Minister, Moses Bukari Mabengba were among the party bigwigs that participated in the event.

So far this week, endorsements and fundraising appeals have been sent out on behalf of GOP US Senate candidate Wendy Long from surrogates who hold sway with certain elements of the primary electorate — Grover Norquist, Steve Forbes, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, and the latest: Former Assembly Minority Leader / 2006 GOP gubernatorial candidate John Faso.

The congressional campaign of Republican John Faso is taking shape this month as the former Assembly minority leader plans a Sept. 30 fundraiser at the Fort Orange Club in Albany.

In a statement early Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D - New York, denounced the slam of Robart, an appointee of former president George W. Bush.

DeFrancisco faces two other Republicans in the GOP primary: Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.

But SNAP experts, advocates and several of Faso's potential Democratic opponents say the 65 - year - old former state Assembly minority leader is playing to his conservative Republican base in the purplish Hudson Valley - Catskills district at the expense of vulnerable low - income families and individuals.

The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was a former governor of the state also graced the event.

Later, during a question and answer session with former Port Authority Executive Director George Marlin, Paladino said «there's a complete lack of transparency» in Albany, and said Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb was «brave» after Cuomo leaned on him and the conference during the tax code debate.

The field as it stands right now includes former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, a Democrat - turned - Republican who appears to have zero chances of getting the Conservative nod, without which no Republican has won statewide since the 1970s; and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who have have already formally announced their campaigns, and Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is officially entering the race today.

There are also a number of elected officials listed among the party's donors, including Sen. Dan Squadron ($ 10,000), whose primary victory over former Senate Minority Leader Marty Connor was a big priority for the WFP.

Former Senate Minority Leader Marty Connor, who is part of the team of election attorneys handling the recount fight for the Democrats in the Thompson race, said the whole mess could take weeks — or maybe even months — which means there might be empty seats in the chamber when the Legislature returns to Albany in early January.

Faso, a former Assembly minority leader, is competing against five other Republican candidates for the GOP nomination in the 19th congressional district, which is being vacated by Rep. Chris Gibson at the end of the year.

The day began with Heaney calling on Faso, a former Assembly minority leader who likely enjoys higher name recognition with voters in the district given that he was once an elected official, to hold six debates ahead of the primary.

Gibson declined to take sides in the GOP primary battle for his seat, which he is vacating at the end of the year, but has since endorsed the winner of that fight, former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso.

Several candidates whom the DCCC tried to woo for the 3rd District, including state Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford and former Secretary of State Ross Miller, have passed on the race.

Kolb, 65, is a former small - business owner who has served as Assembly minority leader since 2009 and been a member of the Assembly since winning election in 2000.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and the civil rights champion, Rep. John Lewis will join members of the Slaughter family and friends in speaking at the funeral service.

Moya, a former staffer to Gov. David Paterson when he was Senate minority leader, is a perfect example of how the fortunes of Queens Democrats can change if they play by the rules.

«I'm grateful that so many residents of the 19th Congressional District have shown their support for my candidacy,» said Faso, a former Assembly minority leader.

Throw in Democrat John Sampson, a former Senate minority leader convicted this year of obstructing justice and lying to FBI agents in connection with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The party accused the Haggerty faction of ignoring a TRO and holding an «unlawful meeting» at which former NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene was elected chairman.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos just issued a statement lamenting the loss of soon - to - be-former Sen. Frank Padavan and took a shot at organized labor for abandoning the veteran Queens lawmaker in favor of his Democratic challenger, former NYC Councilman Tony Avella.

For the first time in Republican history, most of the party's top legislative leaders came from former Confederate states, where resistance to minority and worker rights was an established tradition.

But a former first deputy speaker of parliament, Freddie Blay held a different view from the Minority Leader.

A proposed sale of 65 acres in Knox to a former Albany County Legislature minority leader — an idea that's irked some county lawmakers — now faces a veto by County Executive Dan McCoy.

In this case, however, the legislature on Dec. 4 simply approved selling it to John Graziano Jr., a former Republican minority leader of the legislature who is now president of a lobbying firm.

A diverse group of celebrities, newsmakers and elected officials including Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, Ken Burns, Giants coach Tom Coughlin, Brooklyn Nets, New York Islanders, New York Yankees, Carson Daly, Tom Brokaw of NBC Nightly News, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, Rosanna Scotto of Good Day New York, Harry Belafonte, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Richard Blumenthal, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Police Commissioner William Bratton, Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, are among the first to share welcome mesformer Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Richard Blumenthal, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Police Commissioner William Bratton, Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, are among the first to share welcome mesFormer New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, are among the first to share welcome messages.

State Sen. Michael Gianaris, 48, of Astoria: Recently gave up his deputy minority leader position in the Senate to allow reunification of the Senate Democrats with the former Independent Democratic Conference.